Synonyms of decompressing

decompressing

verb

present participle of decompress

as in relaxing

to get rid of nervous tension or anxiety

after she gets home from work, she needs some time to decompress before preparing dinner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relaxing
• resting
• unwinding
• chilling
• de-stressing
• composing
• hanging loose
• winding down
• loosening up
• mellowing (out)
• chilling out
• settling
• basking
• lounging
• relieving
• comforting
• idling
• calming
• alleviating
• lazing
• loafing
• bumming
• vegetating
• cooling
• reposing
• lolling
• dawdling
• unbending
• hanging (around or out)
• kicking back
• droning
• quieting
• easing
• dillydallying
• dallying
• hacking (around)
• goofing (off)
• vegging out
• zoning out
• footling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tensing (up)